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DISTRESS

Note:

You must set the user MMSI in
order to send a Distress call.
Please see page 40 to set the
MMSI.

This feature will allow you to transmit a
Distress call.

1.

In order to transmit a Distress call,
press and hold DISTRESS for 5
seconds. Then, the following screen
appears and select

SEND

or

CANCEL

.

If you select

CANCEL

, the display

returns to the channel display screen.

2.

Press the PUSH – SELECT knob to
send.

3.

The Distress call is transmitted and it
waits for about 210 - 270 seconds.
This is continued internally.
After the Distress call has been sent,
the Distress alert will sound every other
second, and it also "shadow-watches"
for a transmission between CH16 and
CH70 until an acknowledgment signal
is received from the Coast Guard shore
station.

4.

To cancel the Distress call, press the
PUSH – SELECT knob.

5.

When the POLARIS receives a
Distress call, the following screen
appears. If an acknowledgment is not
received, the Distress call is repeated
until an acknowledgment is received
from the Coast Guard shore station.

Note:

If the POLARIS receives a Distress call, it will be displayed on
the LCD display. An emergency alert will sound. The name
will be displayed if it is the name registered in the directory.
Otherwise, sender’s MMSI is displayed. Latitude, longitude,
and time information will also be displayed if the GPS module
is carried in the vessel that transmitted a DSC Distress call.

DISTRESS

SEND

CANCEL

DISTRESS

06/15 10:30A

KENT NEWMAN

FIRE

70.00.000 N

120.00.000 W

DISTRESS

06/15 10:30A

PAUL HUBER

FIRE

70.40.000 N

150.00.000 E

DISTRESS

--/-- --:--

135792468

UNDESIGNATED

NO POSITION

DISTRESS ACK

WAITING

CANCEL

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